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Safe Childbirth in Rural Tibet – 2015 Clinic update

October 23, 2015 by
Prayer flags raised to welcome guests to Ayang Gompa, Eastern Tibet

Prayer flags raised to welcome guests to Ayang Gompa, Eastern Tibet

A small team of doctors and students visited the Ayang Gompa clinic in Rima, Eastern Tibet again in July 2015. We held review and training sessions for the two clinic doctors, the midwife, and 22 Community Health Educators. Dr. Zhao, who had also been part of the team in 2009, reviewed measuring blood pressure and monitoring fetal growth with ultrasound in pregnant women, and discussed best practices for prenatal and postnatal exams and for vaccinating infants and children.

Your donation today will help repair the clinic roof and keep salaries paid and medicines and clean birthing kits purchased for 2016. Please, can you help us now with a year-end, tax-deductible donation?

  • $1,008 will repair 1 section of roof or re-plaster and paint 2 rooms
  • $512 will pay the head doctor and clinic administrator’s salaries for 1 month
  • $252 will pay the midwife’s salary for 3 weeks
  • $108 will buy a month’s supply of medicines
  • $52 will buy 1 clean birthing kit, with prenatal vitamins
  • $25 will pay for gasoline for 1 ambulance trip to hospital

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Ayang Gompa and Clinic across the Lake of Compassion, Eastern Tibet

Ayang Gompa (center) and Clinic (left) across the Lake of Compassion, Eastern Tibet, with new housing for nomads along the shores of the lake (right)

 

Midwife measures fetal size and position using clinic's ultrasound

Midwife measures fetal size and position using clinic’s ultrasound

 

Community Health Educators practice taking blood pressure measurements to monitor for preeclampsia in pregnancy

Community Health Educators practice taking blood pressure measurements to monitor for preeclampsia in pregnancy.

 

Dr. Ngagay checks newborn

Dr. Ngagay checks newborn

 

Midwife vaccinates newborn in the clinic

Midwife vaccinates a newborn in the clinic

 

Clean birthing kits have been a part of our program to reduce infection and promote safe home childbirth since 2005.

Clean birthing kits have been a part of our program to reduce infection and promote safe home childbirth since 2005. Kits contain prenatal vitamins, soap, towels, clean plastic sheet to lie on, clean blade and string to cut and tie the cord, hat, booties and baby blanket.

 

Dr. Ngawang Phuntso dispenses Tibetan and Western medicines from the clinic pharmacy.

Dr. Ngawang Phuntso dispenses Tibetan and Western medicines from the clinic pharmacy.

 

Monks as well as nomads receive treatment in the clinic.

Monks as well as nomads receive treatment in the clinic.

 

The clinic roof leaking has gotten progressively worse and now several rooms are completely unusable. Repairing the roof will cost $15,000, and is our highest priority this year.

The clinic roof leaking has gotten progressively worse and now several rooms are completely unusable. Repairing the roof will cost $15,000, and is our highest priority this year.


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Dzambhala (Wealth Deity) puja in Bylakuppe–Dates changed

October 21, 2015 by
Dzambhala at Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal

Dzambhala statue at Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal

The annual Dzambhala puja, also called Yangdrup, at Ayang Rinpoche’s monastery in Bylakuppe will be held this year from November 20-26. Yellow Dzambhala is an emanation of Ratnasambhava, one of the five buddha families, whose enlightened activity is increasing and whose essence is generosity. Some people practice Dzambhala to achieve spiritual prosperity, although this deity is also associated with wealth and prosperity in the material world. Dzambhala practice is said to bring wealth, prosperity, success, good fortune and luck, long life and wisdom. He is depicted holding a mongoose spouting jewels.

Ayang Rinpoche has said that anyone sponsoring Dharma activities gains the same merit as the practitioners. The full cost of the puja for 280 monks, nuns, khenpos and lamas is $21,650. The monastery will appreciate your donation of any amount (tax deductible for US donors). It will be like a drop of water mixed with an ocean of merit.

Names of loved ones for dedication prayers will be accepted until November 18, 2015.


Dzambhala puja sponsor
Names for prayers:



You may also send a check made out to Amitabha Foundation to P.O. Box 2572, Aptos, California 95001

For those who want to chant the Dzambhala mantra:  OM DZAMBHALA DJARDIN DJAYA SOHA.

May all beings benefit!

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San Jose Phowa Course & Achi Empowerment *Venue Change*

September 1, 2015 by
Ayang RinpocheWe are happy to announce that Rinpoche will be arriving in San Francisco Friday, September 11. If you would like to greet him at the airport, he will arrive at 8:18 pm on United Airlines flight UA1731 at SFO.

 

Phowa Course
September 12-19, 2015
Download the revised daily schedule here. There will be many sessions open to the public.

 

September 12, 2015, 2 PM – Buddha Amitabha Empowerment

 

September 20, 2015, 11 AM – Achi  Chokyi Drolma Empowerment

 

Please note the change in venue for part of the retreat:

September 12-15: 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, CA 95116
September 16-22: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111

For more information please contact the organizer (th97quach@gmail.com).

 

 

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Schedule for San Jose Phowa Course & Achi Empowerment and other upcoming teachings

August 9, 2015 by
Buddha Amitabha Pure Land

Buddha Amitabha Pure Land

Please see the attached flyer detailing Ayang Rinpoche’s teachings and other activities in San Jose. The Phowa Course is September 1-11. We are also pleased to announce that Rinpoche will give the Achi Chökyi Drolma Empowerment September 12. Click here for the detailed schedule.

The fundraising dinner with Rinpoche to support earthquake relief efforts and repair of the Amitabha Retreat Center in Nepal has been rescheduled to September 10. There will also be a boat trip on San Francisco Bay for the scattering of ashes of loved ones, a prayer for world peace, and the release of white doves on September 13. Click here for more details of these two events.

Click here for the registration form. Contact Silvie at 408-923-8888 or th97quach@gmail.com to register or for more information.

Please note: We are still waiting for confirmation of Rinpoche’s US visa.

 

Here are links to Rinpoche’s other upcoming teachings and activities.

Toronto, Canada

August 8-12, 2015, Amitabha 10-Levels; August 13-15, Introduction to True Nature of Mind interviews and teaching; and August 16, Achi empowerment. Please contact Ivy Zhu at ivyzhu@gmail.com for details and to register. Here are the updated schedule and guidelines.

Read about their online fundraising auction August 1-12 here.

 

Vancouver, Canada

August 22-26, 2015, Vajrasattva Outer, Inner and Secret Teachings. Click here for details. Please contact Amitabha Foundation Vancouver at 604-726-5106 or amitabhafoundation.vancouver@gmail.com to register.

 

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

October 9-27, 2015, Phowa Course. Click here for details.

 

Bodhgaya, India

December 24-28, 2015, Amitabha 10-Level Teachings; December 29-January 4, 2016,Interviews for Introduction to True Nature of Mind (mandatory to take teachings); January 5, 2016, Introduction to True Nature of Mind Teachings [NOTE: There will be no Phowa Course in Bodhgaya this year.]

 

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